PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18664, 21 March 1924, Page 10

PERSONAL ITEMS.

: Drs. R. H. Walton and H. F. Hoknden, ■of Auckland, have left for Taupo for fish* ing. | Messrs. H. F. Moss and E. Watt, of ! Wellington, and Mr. 'J. R. Eayward, of Christchurch, are at the Central Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. G. Lyons, of Hastings, who have been spending a holiday at the Great Barrier, have returned to Auckland, and are at the Grand Hotel. Mr. F. Lawrence, of London, who is touring the Dominion, arrived from the South yesterday and is at the Gran* Hotel, . *"■ % Mr. G. S. Stewart, of Wellington; Mr. W. Akcrs, of New Plymouth and Mr. W. R. Clark, of Christchurch, are at the Royal Hotel.

The Hon. C H. Izard. M.L.C.,: has been elected patron, and Mr. C. P. Sker. ret, president, of the Wellington Foot, ball Association.

Dr. H. Hardwick-Smith and Sistet Louise Brandon, A.R.R.C., have been ftDpointed members of the Masseurs' Registration Board."

The Rev. A. Ashcroft, president of th« Methodist Conference, is: on a visit to Palmerston North, where he was fo* some years in charge of the Cuba Street Church,

Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Rainger, who intended sailing by the Ulimaroa for Sydney to-day, have been compelled to cancel their arrangements owing to the illness of Mr. Rainger.

Messrs. E. Hughes and A E. Brown, of Christchnrch; Mr. G. Davidson; of Wellington; Mr. F. L. Conper, of Wanganui; and Mr. Raymond Can, of Sydney, are ft the Grand Hotel,

Messrs. N. L. Willonghby and A R. Christian, *of Wellington; Mr. ' and Mrs. Spencer Mason, of Waiuku; and Mr. and Mrs. A. Bryan, of Thames, are at the Star Hotel. ■-'•'•.

Mr. J. R. Kirk, of Tsisßorne, has been nominated, by the Hawke's Bay Education Board as one of the rjspresentativei of education boards on the New Zealand Council of Education.

Mr. L. Cooper, who has been on the staff of the Public Works Department in - Whangarei for the past 12 years. has re. ceived notice of his transfer to Auckland as chief clerk. He will be succeeded in Whangarei by Mr. St. J. A. White, of - the head office, : Wellington,

Captain I*. H. Hatfield, marine superin« tendent for the Canadian Government Merchant Marine (Ltd. for Australia and Kew Zealand, is at present visiting Dunedip. He intends to leave for Australia this week. Captain Hatfield's head/ quarters/will be in Sydney.

Inspector J. J. Cassells, who has been an inspector of police at Christchurch for two v years, will shortly retire from that position., He ha* been in the police :' ;: force a good many years, and served in both the North and South Islands, Fat f ~ many years he was in the plain clothes branch, and as a detective did mnch ,hriU : /'•- Kant work in bringing notorious criminal to justice.

Mr. P. & Wal&e, chief clerk .of thfl Public Works Department, has been ap* pointed a member of the Main Highways Board in place of Mr. 6. 0. Godfrey, resigned. Mr. Waldie joined the Public Service in 1894, when he entered the -. Public Works Department. He -was transferred to Wellington in 1897. Ha was in the accountants' branch for 20 years, and Was then appointed \ inspecting officer for the department. In 1917 he • was appointed accountant of the department. Recently Mr. Waldie vacated thai post and took tip the position of chief ■ clerk in the department! . i '-". ;v ;